On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:22:14 -0700 Kash <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > I am not sure if there is a bug here. Here is the issue: > > I have machines with multiple NICs and only one of the NICs is > connected to a network which has a DHCP server. The rest are connected > to other networks, and neither of those networks have a DHCP server on > it. When I boot a machine into debian live it tries to get a DHCP > lease on the first interface with a link. Unfortunately one of the > first NICs with a link does not have a DHCP server on it, the script > doesn't seem to time out. Ideally it would time out and tries the > second interface with a link and so on and so forth. > > Loading, please wait... > Waiting for ethernet card(s) up... If this fails, maybe the ethernet > card is not supported by the kernel 2.6.39-bpo.2-486? > Looking for a connected Ethernet interface ... eth0 ? eth1 ? eth10 ? > eth11 ? eth12 ? eth13 ? eth2 ? eth3 ? eth4 ? eth5 ? eth6 ? eth7 ? eth8 > ? eth9 ? > found eth1. > IP-Config: eth1 hardware address 00:1b:21:b2:a0:44 mtu 1500 DHCP RARP > > eth1 has a link but no DHCP server. The interface with the DHCP server > is eth4, but IP-Config never times out on eth1 > > Any help will be appreciated, Is there a bug report for this?
I may be able to spare some time to fix the issue. > Kashif > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/CAMaM+WJ-3YA3NqZY4qe_8AyyqUX047PQg=m6qwatmrq4gy5...@mail.gmail.com > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110901122622.1a8d88a3@bigguy
